<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flucaiaconistewart%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Luca Iaconi-Stewart</a> has spent the past five years -- around 10,000 man hours -- making a minutely detailed, 1:60 scale replica of an Air India Boeing 777 out of manila folders.
All that's missing? Paper pilots —
Luca Iaconi-Stewart has spent the past five years -- around 10,000 man hours -- making a minutely detailed, 1:60 scale replica of an Air India Boeing 777 out of manila folders.
Luca Iaconi-Stewart
Iaconi-Stewart, 22, from San Francisco, is an aviation fan. He also modeled a jet liner out of admiration for its gorgeous profile. He expects to finish the plane this summer: only the wings to go.
Plane beautiful —
Iaconi-Stewart, 22, from San Francisco, is an aviation fan. He also modeled a jet liner out of admiration for its gorgeous profile. He expects to finish the plane this summer: only the wings to go.
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Iaconi-Stewart's "mini-me," as he puts it, poses next to one of the Boeing's intricately carved engines.
Paper fan —
Iaconi-Stewart's "mini-me," as he puts it, poses next to one of the Boeing's intricately carved engines.
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The model maker had to copy many of his design drawings from pictures of the Boeing -- until he came across a plane maintenance manual.
Pieces of plane —
The model maker had to copy many of his design drawings from pictures of the Boeing -- until he came across a plane maintenance manual.
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The result is accurate even down to the tread on the undercarriage tires.
Wheely impressive —
The result is accurate even down to the tread on the undercarriage tires.
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The entire construction is made out of cardboard.
Don't spend too long in there —
The entire construction is made out of cardboard.
Luca Iaconi-Stewart
The beautiful, undulating shape of the engine fan blades is a particular delight. Iaconi-Stewart reckons around 400 manila folders have gone into the plane so far.
Sculptural —
The beautiful, undulating shape of the engine fan blades is a particular delight. Iaconi-Stewart reckons around 400 manila folders have gone into the plane so far.
Luca Iaconi-Sewart
The young aviation fan went to great pains to model the different classes of seats correctly. Economy class seats took around 20 minutes each ...
Economical —
The young aviation fan went to great pains to model the different classes of seats correctly. Economy class seats took around 20 minutes each ...
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... but there were a lot of them.
That way, ma'am -- 7c —
... but there were a lot of them.
Luca Iaconi-Sewart
Business class seats each extracted up to six hours of Iaconi-Stewart's labor.
And for those who turn left ... —
Business class seats each extracted up to six hours of Iaconi-Stewart's labor.
Luca Iaconi-Sewart
An average of eight hours of cutting, folding, fiddling and gluing per "suite." No wonder first class is pricy.
As for first ... —
An average of eight hours of cutting, folding, fiddling and gluing per "suite." No wonder first class is pricy.
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The plane is complete with logos and livery.
Insignia —
The plane is complete with logos and livery.
Luca Iaconi-Sewart
An irradiated food smell would add that extra touch of authenticity.
Chicken or beef? —
An irradiated food smell would add that extra touch of authenticity.
Luca Iaconi-Sewart
<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flucaiaconistewart%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Iaconi-Stewart</a>'s next life project? "Something more normal."
Meet the model-maker —
Iaconi-Stewart's next life project? "Something more normal."
Luca Iaconi-Sewart